Do Consumers Really Want to Reduce Plastic Usage? Exploring the Determinants of Plastic Avoidance in Food-Related Consumption Decisions
Do Consumers Really Want to Reduce Plastic Usage? Exploring the Determinants of Plastic Avoidance in Food-Related Consumption Decisions
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DOI：
10.3390/su12229627
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Banterle, Alessandro
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作者：
Cavaliere, Alessia;Pigliafreddo, Silvia;Banterle, Alessandro
过去几十年来塑料的大规模生产和使用，由于污染日益严重，对环境构成了威胁。向更可持续的塑料替代品的工业转型已经开始，但从工业和经济角度来看，这一过程需要数年时间才能真正可行。与此同时，消费者的日常消费选择可能会对限制塑料相关的环境影响做出重大贡献。本研究旨在探讨消费者在购物时避免购买一次性塑料餐具、多个塑料包装的食品和塑料水瓶的决定因素。结构方程模型的结果表明，与塑料相关的环境和健康问题是避免塑料的关键驱动因素。相反，主观知识和对第三方解决塑料问题的承诺的重视只会间接影响消费者避免塑料的行为。
The mass production and use of plastics over the past decades is now posing a threat to the environment due to increasing pollution. The industrial transition towards more sustainable plastic alternatives has already started, but the process will require years to become truly feasible from an industrial and economic standpoint. In the meantime, a significant contribution to limit plastic-related environmental impact could arise from consumers' daily consumption choices. This study aims at investigating the determinants of consumers' decision to avoid purchasing single-use plastic eating utensils, food products with multiple plastic packaging, and plastic water bottles while grocery shopping. The results of the Structural Equation Model reveal that environment- and health-related concerns associated with plastics are key drivers of plastic avoidance. Instead, subjective knowledge and the importance attached to the commitment of third parties for tackling the plastic issue only indirectly affect consumer behaviors with regard to plastic avoidance.